Spotprent op de prijsvraag van het Nieuws van de Dag, 1882 1882

"Spotprent op de prijsvraag van het Nieuws van de Dag, 1882" is a satirical cartoon by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans from 1882. The cartoon shows a fisherman pulling a net from the water, while a spectator watches. The net is empty, suggesting that the fisherman has failed to catch anything. The caption of the cartoon, which is written in Dutch, makes a political statement about the Netherlands. The artwork is a prime example of political cartoons of the 19th century, using a satirical and humorous approach to address contemporary social and political issues. The cartoon also uses the conventions of visual storytelling, with the characters and their actions conveying a clear message to the audience.